Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilcoolyabbey, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcoolyabbey
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.68427, -7.56417
- SMR number
- TS043-023----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In old demesne forestry associated with Kilcooly Abbey atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions. A nearby ring-barrow (TS043-022----) is located 160m to the NW. A poorly preserved enclosure which consists of a raised circular area (diam. N-S 28m; E-W 34m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth. 2.4m; base Wth 5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m-2m) intersected at the N by a demesne wall on an E-W axis. The enclosure has been heavily planted with beech trees, with a demesne wall built up against the external face of an enclosing bank along the northern side of the monument. A large deep quarry is located in the NE and S quadrants of the interior, destroying the enclosing bank and part of the interior. Further ground disturbance in the interior has been casued by animal burrows.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.